The Future of Batterer Programs: Reassessing Evidence-Based Practice

by Edward W. Gondolf

Book Overview

Batterer programs are at a critical juncture, with a handful of experimental program evaluations showing little or no effect from the prevailing program approach. This finding has prompted calls to overhaul or replace such programs. Edward W. Gondolf examines batterer research in light of the push for "evidence-based practice" and advocates a progressive evolution of batterer intervention as it currently stands. Cautioning against the call for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1555537707
• ISBN13: 9781555537708
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Northeastern University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher